adverbial N2 common casualpolitewritten
どちらかと言うと — if anything / rather / if you ask which
どちらかと言うと ・ どちらかというと
Builds on どちらかと言えば
Meaning
- if anything / rather — leans toward one side without committing strongly
Key sentence
どちらかと言うと、私はインドア派だ。
If anything, I'm more of an indoor type.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Same meaning as どちらかと言えば; the と-form is marginally more tentative-sounding. Refer to どちらかと言えば.
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Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.